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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Anne think she is still so sad?
(a) She had to have her dog put to sleep.
(b) She still misses her father.
(c) She regrets having an abortion.
(d) She is still carrying a huge piece of Pammy with her.

2. On what day does Anne make Sam skip cartoons before school as a sign of respect for the dead?
(a) Ash Wednesday
(b) All Saints Day
(c) Good Friday
(d) Passover

3. What happens to Anne when she is almost 30?
(a) She starts her own business.
(b) She has an abortion.
(c) She gets cancer.
(d) She goes to law school.

4. Why do Anne and Sam go to Idaho?
(a) Anne has a job interview.
(b) Anne is a lecturer at a writer's conference.
(c) They want to visit Hemingway's grave.
(d) They want to go fly fishing.

5. What does Sam act like each day Anne returns to pick Sam up?
(a) Like he is starving
(b) Like Lazarus rising from the dead
(c) Like he needs a nap
(d) Like he has had a fight

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Anne think when her plane finally levels out after hours of delay, bomb inspections, and turbulence?

2. According to Anne's parents, only the ______________ believe.

3. Anne gets good grades in high school in spite of _________________________.

4. What subject did Anne's father teach to prisoners?

5. How is Anne's lecture idea received?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Anne consider to be the first miracle she witnesses?

2. What role does alcohol play in Anne's home life?

3. What decision-making process does Anne use when determining whether or not she should let Sam go paragliding?

4. How does Anne respond when some paragliders offer Sam a free ride for his birthday one year in Idaho?

5. How does Anne change her perspective about Sam's classmate's mother?

6. What two answering machine messages does Anne mention as being memorable to her?

7. When does Anne first encounter Jesus?

8. How does an Ash Wednesday morning, which Anne means to be filled with respect, turn out completely the opposite?

9. Why is the arrival of Pammy's daughter such a bittersweet occasion?

10. What happens to Anne's father when Anne is 23?

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